The had a down year and still had half of the final 4 right? Or were you talking about football? Oh, wait...

Not only was this an exciting game, but it was also educational: I never knew that badgers and zebras were natural enemies!

Something about the ending didn’t seem right, but I just can’t put my finger on it

It means "thanks for your super compelling and original contribution." People care about awards. It reflects status in the field, whether or not you care. To write off people's concerns as stupid because those things don't occur to you, well...

Hot take.

Thank you for the recommendation- I re-read Stephenson's Baroque Cycle and realized I needed to read more about what really happened but there are so many books about Newton!

As long as there’s a steampunk spider.

I suppose it’s better than ruining the baroque cycle.

That's what I've come away with too - poor guy. He'll be okay professionally, but if Top Gear was his dream job then this sucks immensely. Not to mention deluded assholes will blame him for "ruining a man's life", as though getting hit by a lunatic is something you bring upon yourself.

How much does this sequence of events suck?

Antarctica's a continent, dude. Made of land. If you melt some ice cubes, then pour that water into the glass, I'm pretty sure the level of water in the glass will rise. But let me know if I'm wrong about that.

Damn you, Poe's Law.

Except for the fact that they beat# 20 SMU (who won their conference over UConn), beat # 14 Maryland by 20, beat #23 Butler by 9, and beat Pitt by 12 in the Big Ten ACC challenge. Also, with the exception of the Northwestern disaster, their only Big Ten losses were to teams ranked higher: #4 Wisconsin, #14 Maryland…

I feel like we've all had this discussion before

ah that's right - every single year

Homer's equation:

It makes it more authentic. The Greeks always spoke in mideval English.

I see that and raise you this one.

From a press release just today by Microsoft on their Giving Campaign (which, by the way, is a fantastic thing. Employees raise millions of dollars every year for charities):

You used the past tense. I'm not sure you truly recognize how much of the world still runs on COBOL.

Gotta say I'm more surprised/excited by Mark Mothersbaugh's cameo than Will Arnett's.